From the outside, it looks rustic, raw, and unforgiving.
These bunks have been home to some of the most authentic ski bums that this world has seen.
It is about 25 feet from the best skiing this country has to offer, in Alta, Utah.
The work is like any other customer service job, just here, the location is far better.
We dont make the big bucks, but that isnt what drew us to this place.
Youll see your best friends, or the guest you checked in last night.
it’s possible for you to always find fellow GMD employees in the lift line.
The average Alta local gets to ski over 100 days.
They learn the ins and outs of this legendary terrain.
They ski hard and passionately.
And it actually does taste delicious.
Its not waking up for first chair, or hiking to the top of Mount Baldy.
For those that get to enjoy skiing until the last chair, 4:30 does not signify the lifts closing.
Its a trip to Funland*, backpacks filled with PBR and a speaker.
Or its a moment on top of High Rustler with the rest of the locals.
When the lifts are closed and the day crowd trickles out, Alta employees alike reclaim their home.
They dance until the room feels about 80 degrees hotter than the weather just beyond the windows.
On a storm night, its a treacherous journey across the parking lot that separates the two buildings.
